AVP, Security & Governance
Job Description
Where Ambition Meets Innovation
Build a career that matches all your initiative with an impressive dose of innovation. From cutting-edge resources and a collaborative environment to the freedom to make an impact and more, you’ll find the ingredients you need at LPL Financial to shape your success while helping clients pursue their financial goals.
At LPL, security is everyone's responsibility — and the Security & Governance pod within our Cloud Center of Excellence is where that responsibility becomes a property of our AWS landing zone. As AVP, Security & Governance, you raise LPL's cloud security posture to meet the standards of our enterprise Information Security organization and the application and infrastructure teams shipping into the landing zone. Security & Governance is involved in every aspect of CCOE, so you partner closely with the Network Engineering pod within Foundations and collaborate with every other CCOE team and pod. You codify controls in Security Hub CSPM and AWS Config (including custom conformance packs), partner with Security Engineering on Wiz signal, and support our enterprise vulnerability management team — all while staying hands-on in AWS and Terraform. If you'd rather codify a control once than chase it ten times, and want to operate as the security partner to every engineering team in our cloud, this is your seat.
Job Overview:
As the AVP, Security & Governance, you are a hands-on senior cloud security engineer in the Security & Governance pod within the Foundations team in LPL's Cloud Center of Excellence (CCOE). At LPL, security is everyone's responsibility, and Security & Governance is involved in every aspect of CCOE — so you partner closely with the Network Engineering pod within Foundations and collaborate with every other team and pod across CCOE (Foundations, Platforms, Containers, Support, Delivery) to raise our cloud security posture to meet the standards of LPL's enterprise Information Security organization and the application and infrastructure teams delivering into our AWS landing zone. You codify controls today in Security Hub CSPM and AWS Config — including custom conformance packs — and you help adopt additional control-management systems as the landscape evolves. You partner with the Security Engineering team within LPL's Information Security organization (a peer of Security Architecture), which manages Wiz, to jointly monitor Wiz signal and drive resolution of Wiz findings; you separately drive resolution of Security Hub findings within CCOE (the two often diverge). You support LPL's enterprise vulnerability management department on cloud-workload findings rather than owning vulnerability management end-to-end, and you contribute directly to the Account Factory for Terraform (AFT) foundational base layer so security baselines are codified into the platform. LPL is an AWS-first CCOE: a multi-account landing zone with 100+ private reusable Terraform modules that enable 60+ AWS services, all delivered through Terraform Cloud and GitHub Actions. You spend the majority of your time hands-on in Terraform, security-findings triage, control authoring, and incident response across LPL's US offices and India Global Capability Center (GCC).
Responsibilities:
Codify and continuously improve LPL's cloud control library — Security Hub CSPM as today's AWS-native control system, AWS Config with custom conformance packs to express controls as code, and additional control-management systems as the landscape evolves — and triage, investigate, and drive resolution of Security Hub findings within CCOE
Partner with the Security Engineering team within LPL's enterprise Information Security organization (a peer of Security Architecture), which manages Wiz, to jointly monitor Wiz signal and drive resolution of Wiz findings, recognizing that Wiz and Security Hub findings frequently diverge
Contribute directly to the Account Factory for Terraform (AFT) foundational base layer — security-control modules, Service Control Policies, AWS Config conformance packs, and reference patterns — so the secure-by-default posture is a property of the platform every account inherits
Support LPL's enterprise vulnerability management department on cloud-workload findings: assist with triage, prioritization, and remediation guidance for findings that originate in or affect AWS, without owning vulnerability management end-to-end
Operate as the security & governance partner across every CCOE team and pod — Foundations (FinOps, Functional Design Engineering & Strategy, Network Engineering, Monitoring), Platforms, Containers, Support, and Delivery — since Security & Governance is involved in every aspect of CCOE; embed security and governance review into design, code, and delivery touchpoints
Partner closely and day-to-day with the Network Engineering pod within Foundations (VP, AVP, and engineers) on shared network-security controls: segmentation and micro-segmentation, ingress/egress inspection, encryption in transit, WAF, Shield, and certificate lifecycle
Collaborate cross-organization with Security Architecture and Security Engineering — peer teams within LPL's Information Security organization — to evaluate, pilot, and operationalize additional security solutions (CNAPP, CSPM, CWPP, runtime defense, DSPM, secrets scanning) and to ensure CCOE's posture meets InfoSec and application-team requirements
Translate regulatory requirements (FINRA, SEC, PCI, SOX) into automated, code-reviewed controls; lead cloud-security incident response within CCOE's scope as a senior responder; partner with Internal Audit and Information Security on evidence collection, attestation, and audit response; drive blameless post-incident reviews to durable control improvements
Embed agentic AI capabilities into the team's engineering practice (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code, Bedrock, MCP servers, agentic IaC and review workflows) and into the platform's self-service experience for internal customers
Embed agentic AI capabilities into security governance: AI-assisted triage of Security Hub and Wiz findings, automated control authoring (Terraform and AWS Config conformance pack drafts from natural-language intent), conversational interfaces for control inquiries, and MCP-backed agents that join Security Hub, AWS Config, Wiz signal, and Terraform context into one queryable view
Operate as a hands-on senior cloud engineer: spend the majority of your time in Terraform code, security tooling configuration, vulnerability remediation, design reviews, peer reviews, and incident response — hands-on engineering is the primary leverage point
Personally participate in 24x7 on-call rotations as a senior technical responder and escalation point for production incidents
Partner with peer engineers, AVPs, and VPs across the Cloud Center of Excellence — the five CCOE teams (Foundations, Platforms, Containers, Support, Delivery) and the five Foundations pods (Security & Governance, FinOps, Functional Design Engineering & Strategy, Network Engineering, Monitoring) — to align roadmaps and remove cross-team and cross-pod blockers
Champion AWS Well-Architected Framework adoption (with emphasis on the Security pillar) and drive continuous improvement against operational, security, reliability, and compliance outcomes
Contribute to the private Terraform module library and the Account Factory for Terraform (AFT) foundational base layer, including security-control modules and reference patterns
Raise engineering quality across the pod through code review, design partnership, and technical pairing — acting as a force multiplier without direct reports
Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies (sprint planning, standups, backlog grooming, retrospectives) and partner with the RTE and PMO on delivery commitments and dependencies
Represent the pod's security posture in architecture review boards, internal audit, and customer engagements; communicate technical risk and trade-offs clearly to engineers and to non-technical executives
What are we looking for?
We’re looking for strong collaborators who deliver exceptional client experiences and thrive in fast-paced, team-oriented environments. Our ideal candidates pursue greatness, act with integrity, and are driven to help our clients succeed. We value those who embrace creativity, continuous improvement, and contribute to a culture where we win together and create and share joy in our work.
Requirements:
7+ years of progressive technical experience including 3+ years in a senior cloud security, network security, or cloud infrastructure engineering role; Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent work experience)
3+ years of hands-on production AWS at scale in a multi-account landing zone with strong production Terraform delivered through Terraform Cloud and GitHub Actions
3+ years experience operating as a senior individual contributor (AVP, Senior Engineer, Staff Engineer, or equivalent), influencing technical direction and uplifting peer engineers without direct authority — including code review leadership, design-review participation, and technical mentorship
3+ years experience personally participating in 24x7 production on-call rotations in a fast-paced, security-conscious, regulated environment (financial services strongly preferred)
5+ years hands-on production experience codifying cloud security controls in Security Hub CSPM and AWS Config (including custom conformance packs), with awareness of the broader CSPM and control-management landscape (Wiz, Prisma Cloud, Lacework, Orca) and how those systems integrate with Security Hub
Core Competencies:
Treats every security finding as a chance to fix a class of issues in code — prefers a one-time control change over a recurring ticket
Operates as the governance voice within an engineering organization where security is everyone's responsibility — raises the bar through controls and partnership, not policing
Leads in a matrixed environment without direct reports: drives outcomes through partnership, code, clear technical writing, and credibility with peer engineers, AVPs, and VPs — not through positional authority or people management
Strong partnership instincts with Security Architecture, Security Engineering, and Network Engineering peers — operates as one team across boundaries
Continuous learner, especially in cloud-native, IaC, platform engineering, and applied AI
Sets vision and translates ambiguous strategy into executable engineering roadmaps
Bias for self-service, automation, and reducing toil for downstream internal customers
Builds high-trust relationships across the US and India organization and across functions (Architecture, Security, FinOps, Application Engineering, Network, Audit)
Calm, decisive incident commander; fosters a strong post-incident learning culture
Excellent written and verbal communication, executive presence, and ability to influence without direct authority
Thrives in matrixed, fast-paced, regulated environments with imperfect information
Preferences:
AWS Certified Security – Specialty
Hands-on production exposure to Wiz, Prisma Cloud, Lacework, Orca, or a comparable CNAPP / CSPM platform — enough to be an effective partner to the team that operates it
Hands-on experience with Service Control Policies (SCPs), AWS Config conformance packs (including custom packs), and policy-as-code (Sentinel, OPA / Conftest)
Familiarity with industry security frameworks (CIS Benchmarks, NIST 800-53, NIST CSF, FedRAMP) and translating them into automated controls
Hands-on experience with AWS networking primitives (VPC, Transit Gateway, PrivateLink, Network Firewall, Route 53) and the security controls that wrap them
Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or MBA
Experience integrating agentic AI / GenAI tooling (Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot, Bedrock, MCP) into platform, IaC, and engineering practice
Strong scripting / programming proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell
AWS Solutions Architect - Professional
AWS Certified Generative AI Developer - Associate
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (004) or Authoring & Operations
Open-source contributions, public technical writing, or conference speaking on cloud, IaC, or platform engineering topics
Experience with FinOps practices and cloud cost management at scale
Pay Range:
$125,145.00 - $208,575.00Company Overview:
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace(6) , LPL supports over 32,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $2.3 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 8 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice management services, ensuring that advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses. For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.
At LPL, independence means that advisors and institution leaders have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run a thriving business. They have the flexibility to do business their way. And they have the freedom to manage their client relationships, because they know their clients best. Simply put, we take care of our advisors and institutions, so they can take care of their clients.
For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.
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Information on Interviews:
LPL will only communicate with a job applicant directly from an @lplfinancial.com email address and will never conduct an interview online or in a chatroom forum. During an interview, LPL will not request any form of payment from the applicant, or information regarding an applicant’s bank or credit card. Should you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact LPL’s Human Resources Solutions Center at (855) 575-6947.
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